Genshin Impact: My roommate and I became funny Hilichurls

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A thick, continuous torrent of water gushed out violently, striking the ground not far in front of the Hilichurls with precision (or perhaps not so precise), splashing mud and water up to a height of three meters!

The group of Hilichurls had clearly never seen anything like this before; their charge froze instantly. The leading Hilichurl Ranger blinked blankly, dropping his scythe in fright.

However, Er Kang didn't stop at all. He slightly raised the muzzle of his gun, and the violent torrent of water instantly swept over the entire Hilichurl squad.

"Ya—!!! (Panic)"

"Odomu—!! (Gets thrown away)"

Without any chance of resistance, these poor Hilichurls, along with their rudimentary weapons, were swept away like fallen leaves by a flood, screaming as they were carried off by the absurd current, turning into a string of black dots on the horizon and disappearing in the direction they came from.

A few faint screams of agony could still be heard from afar.

"Done! Now it's quiet!"

Er Kang casually stopped firing, slammed the Gatling gun, still dripping water and steaming, heavily to the ground, and triumphantly flicked his non-existent bangs.

There was silence.

The only sound was the slight "thud" of Charlotte's camera lens cap falling to the ground.

She gaped, looking at the empty hillside in the distance, then at the futuristic-looking weapon on Er Kang's shoulder, and finally lowered her head to quickly write in her notebook:

"Shocking! Honored Knights Use Massive Water Suppression Against Suspected Relatives! A Double Test of Ethics and Strength!"... Uh, or perhaps "A New Approach to Fontaine's Water Conservancy Project? On the Application Prospects of High-Pressure Water Cannons in Monster Extermination"?

Chapter 92 The Deal with Arecino

"What! The Knights of Honor are almost at Fontaine?!"

As Fulina was elegantly enjoying her dessert, she suddenly jumped up from her seat, and the small cake in her hand fell onto the table with a "thud".

"Yes, according to eyewitness reports from the patrol ship, they are traveling in a... massive mechanical construct, and are expected to arrive soon."

Claude reported expressionlessly, as if to say that the weather was nice today.

"Okay...okay! I understand!"

Funina forced herself to remain calm, coughed lightly, and tried to regain the dignified demeanor of the water goddess.

She straightened her back, put one hand on her hip, and waved the other hand in the air.

"I'll send people to make preparations now. I want to personally... personally welcome them! I must show them the warmth and... and the magnanimity of Fontaine!"

Claude nodded slightly, then turned and left the office with a deft air.

As soon as the door closed, Funina slumped into her chair like a punctured balloon, patting her chest dramatically.

"Oh no, oh no, oh no... Why did they come so quickly..."

She muttered to herself, her mind uncontrollably flashing back to the formidable exploits of the four Hilichurl Knights of Honor: punching the Fool's Enforcer, kicking the Thunder General, reforming the closed-off Inazuma clan, and even retrieving the Great Tree King that had been missing for five hundred years...

Each of these points was enough to make this "water god" break out in a cold sweat.

When encountering other envoys or powerful figures, she can still maintain the airs of a deity and fool them with her centuries of acting skills, knowing that the other party would not dare to lay a hand on a "deity".

But those four honorary knights, all of them being Hilichurls, were completely different! They didn't play by the rules at all!

According to secret reports from Mondstadt, Liyue, Inazuma, and Sumeru, they are particularly skilled at... physical persuasion.

If she puts on airs like a deity in their eyes...

A scene flashed through Funinga's mind: being pointed at with a thunder hammer by that thug named Zhang Chu, being chased and sprayed with water by that water thug named Erkang, being teased by that wind thug named Qingyu with all sorts of outrageous tricks, and finally being picked up like a kitten by the biggest thunder thug, Gu Qian, and then...

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

"Whoa! How dare you! I am Fucarus, the water god!..."

"You dare impersonate a god? You're asking for it!"

Huh?! Why is spanking the first thing that comes to mind when I think of punishment?!

Funina jerked her head away, trying to banish the overly concrete and shameful image, but her cheeks involuntarily flushed red.

The next second, she jumped up from the chair as if she had been burned, and sprinted out the door at top speed, heading straight for the Supreme Judge's office.

"Navilette—help me!!!"

A pitiful cry for help (lacking any divine image) echoed through the corridors of the Mo Mang Palace.

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Meanwhile, at the fireplace house.

"You are... Zhang Chu?"

Arecino looked at the tall Hilichurl thug who suddenly emerged from a portal shimmering with arcane light and recognized him with slight surprise.

She had seen the portrait provided by Zhidong's intelligence department; this man was the strategist of the four-person team.

Zhang Chu closed the ominous-smelling magic book in his hand, looked at Arecino, and got straight to the point: "'Servant' Arecino, I'm here to make a deal with you."

Arecino raised an eyebrow with interest and gestured to stop Fimini, who instinctively wanted to step forward to protect her.

Fimini was somewhat puzzled.

"You can go out now, Fimini. I have something to discuss with this Mr. Zhang Chu."

Arecino's tone was calm yet undeniable.

Fimini glanced worriedly at the imposing figure of the Hilichurl thug and its massive thunder hammer, but still left the room as instructed.

"So, what do you want me to do?"

Arecino turned her gaze back to Zhang Chu.

"Please take care of the water goddess, Funina."

Upon hearing this, Arecino showed a rare look of astonishment.

Take care of the water god? Did she hear that right? Was it really "take care of," and not "monitor," "control," or "eliminate"?

Moreover, she had just attacked this water god a few days ago.

(The exact time of Arecino's attack on Frynn is not specified, but it is set earlier here.)

"Five hundred years."

Zhang Chu's voice lowered, carrying an indescribable emotion.

"She lived alone for five hundred years, and painfully persevered for five hundred years."

Arecino keenly caught the subtle hint of admiration and...heartache in Zhang Chu's tone.

Water Goddess? Funina? What did she do to elicit such emotions from these lawless and unfathomably powerful visitors from another world?

In Arecino's mind, the water god seemed more like... weak, even somewhat cowardly and pretentious.

"Don't worry, you don't need to do much."

Zhang Chu seemed to see through her doubts.

"All you need to do is visit her often with her favorite little cakes and chat with her."

Arecino pondered for a moment.

The request sounds simple, even a little strange, but it doesn't seem to be malicious.

In any case, the visit itself can also yield intelligence.

"Alright, I accept this deal."

She nodded.

"So, what will I get?"

“I will give you a gift you can’t refuse, Peruvieri.”

Zhang Chu calmly uttered a name.

"This name!?"

Arecino's pupils constricted sharply, and her aura instantly sharpened.

"Cressy, you should still remember that name, right?"

Arecino fell silent. After a long while, she slowly nodded, a complex pain flashing deep in her eyes.

"I will bring her back to life."

Zhang Chu's words were like a thunderclap, exploding in Arecino's heart.

"And you, go and keep your promise, take good care of Funina."

He turned and walked towards the reopened portal, leaving behind a final, solemn sentence before his figure disappeared:

“Remember, have no doubts. Furnessa de Fontaine, she performed divine deeds with a mortal body, and her will and achievements are enough to... rival those of the gods.”

The portal closed silently, leaving Arecino standing alone, the earth-shattering comment echoing repeatedly in her mind, unable to recover for a long time.

"To be on par with gods with a mortal body?"

Chapter 93 Vasher

"Welcome to my kingdom, my renowned knights of honor!"

Furnessa deliberately raised her voice, adopting a dramatic tone. To appear more imposing, she had someone bring a wooden crate as a stepping stone, and she was now standing on it, looking down at the four-person group, Luminous, and Paimon below.

The sunlight shone on her, attempting to create a sense of divine radiance—if one ignored her slightly trembling legs, which were almost moving in unison.

Navelette stood to her side and slightly behind, looking at her water goddess's forced composure, and shook her head helplessly, her hand gripping her cane slightly, ready to deal with any possible...unexpected events.

Funina's gaze swept across the area below, and she suddenly revealed a perfectly timed look of confusion, tilting her head slightly.

"Wait a minute? I remember the report said that you all have a very important partner, that... uh... the majestic Wolf King, where is he?"

"The Wolf King has gone to prepare a 'grand gift'."

Qingyu answered lazily, picking at his ear.

"I guess they should be back by now."

Before he finished speaking -

"Ah ah ah ah ah--!!!"